Alberta man recently returned from Ukraine recounts the dangers faced by aid workers in war zones.
Rescuers from the State Emergency Service help evacuate a local resident from a flooded area in the town of Kherson in this photo from on June 11. The flood was triggered by damage to the Kakhovka dam.“Russian snipers were taking pot shots at volunteers, they’re trying to inflict as much pain and terror as they can on international volunteers or Ukrainians,” said Woods, adding shelling was also a constant danger.
“I will be enlisting when I go back, transporting military casualties, while training to move into a combat role down the line,” said Woods. “Humanitarian work is necessary and helps the victims enormously, but it isn’t helping actually end the war, and I want to contribute to ending it.” “We were less than 30 km from the front line, watching the explosions at night,” said Woods, whose motivation is also fuelled by his Ukrainian cultural background.
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